"So Dad, you also know that Uncle Pei is really looking for her. How old is the widow? Over 40?"

He looks like he's in his 50s, but women are working hard these days, so it's not surprising that he looks like he's in his 50s when he's 40.

"More than 40 years old, how can I care about how old the widow is? Anyway, I used to get married young, even in my teens."

"That's okay. A widow and a widower are a perfect match. The two families are still right next to each other. There is no need to move."

"You haven't even written your horoscope yet, and you're already worrying about it?"

"I'm not just guessing. Tell me, Aguang isn't here, so I have to help him find out more information, lest he suffer a loss."

"What's the disadvantage? They are both very old, and Aguang is already married and has children." Father Ye said with a nonchalant look on his face.

Ye's mother didn't think so, "It's hard to say. It's not like there are no children in their 40s."

"Then if someone gives birth to an old boy, what can they do to you? A Guang just doesn't have any brothers, so it doesn't matter if he gives birth to a few more."

"What do you, a grown man, know? There are several younger ones in the widow's family. If you take over the widow's family, you won't be able to support her whole family. If there is another younger one, whose blood will you gnaw on?"

"Women have long hair but short knowledge. The current conditions of my parents-in-law's family are no worse than ours. How many children can they afford to raise? Can they still have enough to eat? Now I can just give everyone a bite to eat. How many more children can I have when I get older?

Give it to your old age."

"You think so well, do you also want to find a widow? And have a few cheap children to support you in your old age?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't mess around, talk to others properly, why do you have to involve me, and why do you dislike me?"

Seeing that the two old men were about to quarrel again, Lin Xiuqing quickly changed the subject.

"No, mother, why didn't Uncle Pei find one when he was young?"

"Are you afraid that the stepmother will abuse the child?" Ye Yaodong guessed.

Mother Ye rolled her eyes at him and said pertinently: "Nonsense, it's because no one wants to follow him. A big man drags three oil bottles. What woman wants to marry? Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, in those days

She doesn’t have enough to eat and clothes to keep warm. The whole family is small and only one big man supports the family. What kind of good woman wants to marry and suffer? She also becomes a cheap stepmother for others? If a widow remarries, it depends on whether your family has enough to eat.

.”

"Then dad, how do you know that Uncle Pei hasn't even pronounced his birth date yet?"

"Why ask so many questions?"

"That's all we have to say, what's not to say?"

"I just went to Lao Pei's house for a few drinks in the past few days, and watched the guy next door bring food and drinks a few times before I came back to my senses. How dare I ask."

"Uncle Pei can be said to be a golden bachelor now. He is rich and not very old. He is still single. There should be many young and old widows in the nearby villages who are interested in him, right?"

The old lady saw that Father Ye was about to glare again, and answered with a smile, "Haha, he is getting older, and he is a grown man. It is really inconvenient for his daughter and daughter-in-law to take care of him. It would be good to find a companion."

"What are you worrying about? It's their business whether you can find someone's housework or not."

"Hey? Are the in-laws interested in looking for them? Our women's director was still there in the afternoon and said that if the in-laws are still looking for her, she can also introduce some younger widows..."

"Aren't you still complaining about her being over 40 years old? If you have more children..."

"Ah, yes!"

Mother Ye patted herself on the forehead and said, "I'm so dizzy. I'm just thinking about pulling strings for others. I was disgusted just now."

Father Ye rolled his eyes at her, "Don't murmur about other people's housework. It's none of our business. They have their own considerations. How can you interfere with someone else's search for a wife? This is still an in-laws' family, are you sorry?"

Mother Ye muttered, "Isn't this just a matter of time? It's not me who will introduce you."

"If they really live together, that's a matter for two old people. It has nothing to do with them young people. If they really live together, they should be happy to have a companion."

Ye Mu pursed her lips and wanted to reply, but thought about it and held it back.

After the meal was finished and the two elders left, the couple sat there watching TV and eating melon seeds, and chatted about this topic again. It was really exciting for them both.

"I don't know if Aguang knows this. If there are signs of this happening already, he should have known about it for a long time."

"I must know it. My son lives under the same roof with the widow and is a neighbor next door. He must know it. He probably doesn't have the nerve to interfere in his father's affairs, so he just goes with the flow." Lin Xiuqing.

Peeling melon seeds for the two children next to me, I said.

"It's better to find a companion, otherwise you will be lonely when you get old. I haven't even heard Huimei talk about it."

"What's she talking about? That's her father-in-law, how can she tell us? She can only say a few words to her mother, and she must be following their own ideas as they get older."

After saying that, she added: "It's convenient to live next door. You don't need to move. All you have to do is move the widow there. The widow's children don't need to move. They can still live in the same house as their own without having to move in."

Someone else’s house.”

"You haven't even written a word about your birth date, and you already think so well of others?"

Lin Xiuqing laughed so hard that she punched him, "Isn't there no one else? We just chatted a few words and didn't go out to talk."

"You are talking about this little girl's grandfather!"

Pei Yu looked left and right with a confused look on her face. When she saw the melon seeds were put into her mouth, she smiled and opened her mouth to hold them.

"How many teeth does this girl have? Can she still eat melon seeds?"

"Although she is shorter and thinner than your daughter, her teeth grow very quickly. She is one and a half years old and has already grown 12 teeth. Although her big teeth have not grown, she can still bite this small melon seeds.

"

"Huimei will give birth in about two months. If you have anything to give, prepare it in advance."

"Well, I know that your daughter's little clothes at that time have been given to her for Xiaoyu to wear. I will go to the town to buy two pieces of cotton fabric later when I have time to make two new sets."

"My little wife seems to be giving birth at about the same time. Haven't you seen anyone coming to check recently?"

"I heard my mother say that when people come, they greet them with a smile and have a meal first. There is a pot set up in the courtyard of the village committee..."

"Then you can't come here every day?"

"Ahem, I come here often, but I don't patrol the village much. I only walk around occasionally. When they come out after eating and drinking, everyone has heard the news in advance, and those who have ghosts have hid in advance, but there is no

People were arrested.”

"It's good. If I had been so smart before, I wouldn't have had to hide out."

"Then it's better to hide out and be safer. Who knows when the cards will not be played according to the rules."

The couple chatted while watching TV.

I will add another chapter tomorrow night and write a little more
Chapter completed!